And coming up in the sport on bbc news Johanna Konta continues to impress. She becomes the first british woman to make the final of the miami 0pen. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. The European Union has given its first formal response to the uks decision to trigger article 50, and begin the process of leaving the eu. The president of the european council, donald tusk, warned the talks would be complex and sometimes confrontational. And he said negotiations on Future Trade Relations would only start after there had been what he called sufficient progress on the Separation Settlement between the eu and the uk. He was speaking at a meeting of eu leaders in malta, from where our europe correspondent, chris morris, sent this report. Trying to get serious. Two days ago donald tusk expressed emotion at the prospect of the uk leaving the eu. This morning it was down to business. He has sent Draft Negotiating Deadlines to the other 27 countries setting up tough tone for two y
For brexit negotiations, arguing for a phased approach to the talks. The president of the European Council, donald tusk, insisted the first stage would concentrate on the uks divorce from the union and only when there was sufficient progress would the talks move on. The government had said it wants to discuss its separation and a Future Trade Deal at the same time. Donald tusk appeared to concede that Talks On Trade could begin before the divorce settlement was agreed and said that the European Council will monitor progress closely and determine when sufficient progress has been achieved to allow negotiations to proceed to the next phase. There was a warm tone on a possible future relationship with the document stating that although the uks relationship with the eu. Cannot offer the same benefits as union membership, strong and constructive ties will remain in both sides interest and should encompass more than just trade. But one phrase in the document is likely to cause considerable c
others will see heavy persistent rain which will linger all day and it runs the risk of bringing some localised flash flooding. all the details coming up shortly. good morning. it s sunday july 23. our main story: hundreds of british tourists have spent the night in temporary accommodation after fires forced them to flee their hotels on the greek island of rhodes. private boats were used to rescue thousands of people from beaches on the east of the island while others fled on foot, as azadeh moshiri reports. they came for blue skies, but met orange haze. tourists have fled their resorts as fires engulfed parts of rhodes. we are told by police that we are to evacuate the building because the air was unbreathable thousands were evacuated by land and by sea as buildings were consumed by flames in the south.
have sunny spells and a few scattered showers and feeling just a bit warmer. others will see heavy persistent range which will linger all day and runs the risk of earning some localised flash flooding. all the details coming up shortly. good morning. it s sunday july 23. our main story: hundreds of british tourists have spent the night in temporary accommodation after fires forced them to flee their hotels on the greek island of rhodes. private boats were used to rescue thousands of people from beaches on the east of the island while others fled on foot as azadeh moshiri reports. they came for blue skies, but met orange haze. tourists have fled their resorts as fires engulfed parts of rhodes. we are told by police that we are to evacuate the building
people. it was one of the most controversial operations of all of world war ii. hundreds of british and american bombers dropped thousands of tons of high explosives and incendiary bombs. the firestorm burned for days and gutted 90% of that city. allied commanders claimed dresden was a military target. because it was a nazi communication hub. but, many later questioned that attack. arguing that the culturally rich city was unimportant to the war effort itself. the nazis surrendered just four months later and the european city went up in flames 68 years ago today. and now you know the news for this wednesday, february 13th. , 2012. from rome. i m shepard smith. bill: the o reilly factor is on, tonight. every dollar we invest, we also have to invest in the best ideas. investing in world class care. we will invest in more capabilities. bill: so now the president doesn t want to spend tax dollars. he wants to invest them. does he think americans are